Day 2: Knitting

[merrileemakes]

My local knitting guild sells showbags at our regional agricultural show, and they've put out a call for more fingerless mitts to include.

I started a pair the other night but the handspun yarn was too uneven to make a decent item. I started again with new yarn, some mill spun and some hand spun, and they're much nicer.

Comments

[yourlibrarian]

About how long does it usually take to make such mitts?

[merrileemakes]

It depends! On how thick your yarn is, how fancy your pattern is and how long you want to make them. And also how many mistakes you make and spend time fixing. I think this pair might take me 10 hours. The pattern my knitting guild suggested for the showbags would be much quicker because it's very simple. But also very boring.

[yourlibrarian]

Enjoying yourself is definitely the most important part! And I hear you about the mistakes -- that definitely adds a lot of time for me as well.